Celestina
Celestina is a mineral with formula SrSO₄, in the Sulfatos group. This specimen comes from Madagascar, Madagascar.
Description
Very pale color, very small crystals... fragile
About Celestina
Celestine (SrSO₄) is a strontium sulfate analogous to baryte and anglesite, named after its characteristic sky-blue color (caelestis). Surprisingly dense yet fragile (Mohs hardness 3), it serves as the primary ore of strontium.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0579
- Composition
- SrSO₄
- Name
- Celestina
- Group
- Sulfatos
- Province
- Madagascar
- Country
- Madagascar
- Etymology
- From the Latin 'caelestis', meaning 'celestial'. The name alludes to the delicate sky-blue color shown by many of its crystals, evoking the color of the firmament.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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